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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: paul nnem <petit22_nnem@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 06:47:10 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Attn Dear


ECO BANK INTERNATIONAL
LOME TOGO PLOT 115/120,LOME TOGO,
BP I357 LOME/+228/9279498
Attn Dear

I AM PLEASED TO GET ACROSS TO YOU FOR A VERY PROFITABLE BUSINESS PROPOSAL,THOUGH I DON?T KNOW YOU NEITHER HAVE I SEEN YOU BEFORE BUT I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH MY PRIVATE SEARCH. I AM THE MANAGER OF ECO BANK INTERNATIONAL

THE INTENDED BUSINESS IS THUS, WE HAD A CUSTOMER, A FOREIGNER FRENCH BUSINESS MAN, RESIDENT IN LOME. HE WAS A CONTRACTOR WITH ONE OF THE GOVERNMENT PARASTATERS HE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF (US$ 5.5)MILLION ( US. DOLLARS)IN OUR SECURITY VOULT FOR
SAFE KEEPING.

UNFORTUNATELY, THE MAN DIED FIVE YEARS AGO UNTIL TODAY NON OF HIS NEXT OF KINS HAS COME FORWARD TO CLAIM THE MONEY.

HAVING NOTICED THIS I, IN COLLABORATION WITH ONE OTHER
TOP OFFICIALS OF THE BANK HAVE COVERED HIS FILE ALL THIS WHILE.NOW WE WANT YOU (BEING A FOREIGNER) TO BE FRONTED AS ONE OF HIS NEXT OF KIN .

THE WHOLE PROCEDURES WILL LAST ONLY TEN WORKING DAYS TO GET THE FUND RETRIEVED SUCCESSFULLY WITHOUT TRACE EVEN IN FUTURE.YOUR RESPONSE IS ONLY WHAT WE ARE WAITING FOR AS WE HAVE ARRANGED ALL NECESSARY THINGS. AS SOON AS THIS MESSAGE
COMES TO YOU, KINDLY GET BACK TO ME INDICATING YOUR
INTEREST. THEN I WILL FURNISH TO YOU WITH THE WHOLE
PROCEDURES TO ENSURE THAT THE DEAL IS SUCCESSFULLY
CONCLUDED.

IT IS RISK FREE AND A BIG FORTUNE FOR BOTH OF US.WITH YOUR
MAXIMUM CO-OPERATION, THIS TRANSACTION IS NOT EXPECTED
ALL CORRESPONDENCE TOWARDS THIS TRANSACTION WILL BE
THROUGH TELEPHONE AND FAX AND E-MAIL.PLEASE REPLY
THROUGH THIS E-MAIL

I AWAIT YOUR EARLIEST RESPONSE.

MR Paul Nnem.


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